THE ELAM ENDING: EXAMINING THE NECESSITY AND SOUNDNESS OF ELIMINATING THE GAME CLOCK FROM THE FINAL PORTION OF EVERY BASKETBALL GAME (Competitive Advantage Presentation Delivered at 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)

February 24, 2018Nick Elam, Ph.D.

THE FOLLOWING POWERPOINT SLIDES WERE NOT SHOWN ON VIDEO CLIP:OUTLINE (SLIDE 2)

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